Mori Art Museum to Present THE UNIVERSE AND ART, Today

Mori Art Museum is proud to present "The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab" from Saturday, July 30, 2016 to Monday, January 9, 2017.

Our universe is of perennial interest, appearing in art all around the world as an object of worship and study over the centuries, and spawning countless stories. "The Universe and Art," comprising four sections of "How Have Humans through the Ages Viewed the Universe?" "The Universe as Space-Time" "A New View of Life - Do Aliens Exist?" and "Space Travel and the Future of Humanity," is an attempt to explore these questions from artistic perspective. It will offer a diverse selection of around 200 items from across the globe and down the centuries, in multiple genres, from meteorites and fossils to historic astronomical material by Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei; mandalas showing eastern cosmology; handscrolls of Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) which we may call Japan's oldest sci-fi novel; installations by contemporary artists, and the latest from the frontline of space development.

Join us this summer on a journey exploring where we came from, and where we are going, as Roppongi turns into a portal to the cosmos...

General Information

Exhibition Title: "The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab" Organizers: Mori Art Museum, NHK, NHK Promotions Inc., The Yomiuri Shimbun

Curated by: Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum), Tsubaki Reiko (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum) Curatorial Collaborators: Ryukoku Museum, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center

Grant: l'Ambassade de France au Japon / Institut français
Corporate Sponsors: NEC, Obayashi Corporation, IHI Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. Special Cooperation: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Production Support: Panasonic Corporation
Support: Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., Champagne Pommery

Period: July 30, 2016 [Sat] - January 9, 2017 [Mon]
Venue: Mori Art Museum, 53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Open Hours: 10:00-22:00 | Tue: 10:00-17:00 | * Admission 30 minutes before closing. | * Open everyday. |
* October 21 [Fri] open until 1:00 a.m. the following morning, and October 22 [Sat] open until 6:00 a.m. the following morning, respectively, due to "Roppongi Art Night 2016."
Admission: Adult: ¥1,600 / University/highschool student: ¥1,100 / Child (age 4 up to junior highschool student): ¥600
* All prices include tax. | * Additional entrance fee to the Tokyo City View observation deck, as well as the Sky Deck is required. General Inquiries: +81-(0)3-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)
Mori Art Museum Website: www.mori.art.museum